Egypt vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest
Egypt
2.0%
in 2022
El Salvador
1.1%
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
El Salvador rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.0% against 1.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.9 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest, Egypt or El Salvador?
- Egypt, at 2.0% against 1.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest?
- Egypt ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release